, 1887-07-14
Plckings.

died July 4th, aged 81 years.
Byron Young has sold his fine 1OC
acre farm in the Puyallup valley tc
an Illinois man for $4,000.
John Ramsey, a pioneer of British
Columbia, died in Victoria, July 4th
after long illness.
canada boasts Z printer 103 years
old. He remembers having seen q
clean office toWl when he was boy.
The total of the sum raised fer the
relief of the families of the miners
who psrished in the Virginia City
Nevada, disaster, amounts to $4,000
It is proposed to celebrate, al
Genoa, the four hundreth anniversary
OF the discovery of America by Co.
lumbus. American states will be in
sited to send delegates.
A L. Maxwell, formerly of the Kan
sas City & st. Joe railroad. has been
appointed general passenger and
ticket agent of the o. r. &. n, with
headquarters at Portland.
DIR. McGlynn has been elected a
delegate to represent a New York
labor assembly at the national con-
ysntion OF the Union labor party, to
DO held at Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 6.
General Anderson states that the
Northern Pacific is able to handle
1000 tons of freight, per switchback,
every day of the year. The entire
high line is to be snow shielded before
winter.
Boise City papers are jubilant over
the building of a branch of the Ore
gon Short Line to that place from
Esmpa, fifteen miles distant. The
road will be finished and cars running
over it by August Ist.
w. H. Barnum, chairman of the
democratic national committee, stated
in an interview that Cleveland was
strengthening the democratic party.
de will be renominated and re-
elected in 1885," said Mr. Barnum.
Ledger: The people who have
"cinched" by camp followers will
have to grin and bear it. There
should be some legislation on the
subject by the council. However
even the hop vine has its louise.
There il much talk afoat concerning
the prospect of railroad war on this
coast which will involve ali four of
the continental lines, including
steamer lines to California. There
are some disas sreements aEong the
roads already.
From all parts Of Eastern Wash
ington comes the tiattering reports of
good crops. Farmers arc feeling
very hopeful, as the prospect of q
large product Of grain means cor
responding dinninution of the crop o.
farm mortgages and large increase
Of happy homes.
Astoria advices state that salmon
have been scanty in numbers all
through the season so far. In COR
nection With the salmon business, it
il noticeable the number of outside
canneries going up. Every inlet
alsng the Oregon and Washington
territory coast has salmon cannery
A st. Paul special says: Senators
Vsst, Cameron, Allison and Plumb,
and sx-Gov. Houser, of Montana,
With their wives, will leave Portland
in a few days for brief trip to
Alaska. Senator Vest is in ST. Paul,
Senator Allison Is at Lake MiBneton-
ka, and Cameron and Houser are on
their way here from New York
As soon as the new time schedule
between Portland and Tacoma goes
into effect, all mail from the east over
the Northern Pacific destined iol
rugut Sound and willamette valley
points will be carried 10y way of the
sWitchback over the Cascade noun
tains.
Yakima Republic: y Washington
Territory will not have 10 so to Penn
sylvRnia for anthracite coal, as it j.
being discovered at home. A gool
quality has recently been found neal
lake ksehes, in the Northern part o
Kittitas county, not FAR fIIn Iht
Northern Pacific rod
Yhers has Just been iAsuyl b,
authority of the Astoria chamber OF
commerce, 8 pamphlet descriptive ot
that city and the surrounding country
tributary thereto. 4 map cf ClatsOl
county. Oregon, and Pacific County
Washington territory, aecompanie.
the pamphlet. AstorIa's population
is placed at 5000.
It is authoritatively stated that tht
president has decided upon the ~,
moval OF Judges Zana and Bornemar
OF the Utah supreme bench. ZanG
and Borneman are the last OF tue r,,-
publican judges left upon Ihe lci
sorial Judicial bench. The caL=,, IS
offensive partisauship.
North Yakima expended upwar Is
OF $4,000 for -four last year which
was brought from Ellensburg and
Walla Walla. Five car loads of wheat
were shipped from Yakima aud four
car loads brought in for seed. This